C152 battery
Agreed, what a great thread.
As a student I'd like to know a bit more.
Looking up replacement batteries for the C152 gives 24V anything from 10AH to 14AH but what I'd like to know what the relative loads placed on the battery are if the alternators fails, i.e What it unessential, what to shed first?
Nav lights I'd guess would be quite a high current draw?? Beacon??
R/T would be low consumption on receive, 500mA?? Higher on transmit 2A?? but only (hopefully) used on transmit for short periods.
Don't know what the average C152 transponder draws, any idea?
What current do the flaps draw? would they work on a lower voltage when the battery is dieing?
I suppose at the end of the day it depends on the battery condition - if it's an old battery it's capacity would be a lot lower - how often are the batteries replaced?
Thanks.
Mike
Last edited by Mike744; 4th April 2010 at 12:35.